Months after the train derailment in Ohio, health worries persist Kumar Jeetendra | July 28, 2023 A hazardous materials-carrying Norfolk Southern freight train carrying 38 cars derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC 5). Emergency personnel then conducted a controlled fire of multiple railcars, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the atmosphere, after some railcars burnt for more than two days. Ohio Train Derailment: …